Blog - Almost Famous Body Piercing

13DecDecember 13, 2017

Body Jewelry Holiday Gift Guide 2017

The holiday season is here, and that means buying presents for all the special people in your life. At Almost Famous Body Piercing, we’ve got you covered with gifts for your favorite piercing enthusiast and even the piercing hopeful. Our stores have a variety of jewelry and aftercare products so you can give them what they really want this year! Running short on time? Not sure what size to get? Sometimes the holidays can be overwhelming, so get them a gift...

25OctOctober 25, 2017

Blogearrings, models, septum

Piercings on the Catwalk: The Most Fabulous Looks from Fashion Week 2017

New York Fashion Week may be a show where the clothes are paraded down a runway but it is about so much more. It is about all forms of fashion – from clothing to makeup and from shoes to jewelry. Piercings made a couple of notable appearances on and off the runway this year along with some fabulous looks to go in those piercings. One of the piercings that was covered everywhere was actually not a piercing at all. Millie Bobby...

23OctOctober 23, 2017

Piercings

Breaking Body Piercing Stereotypes

Have you ever felt the stereotypes of people with body art misrepresent who the body art community is? Do the stereotypes misrepresent who you are as an individual because of your part in the body art community? Have the negative stereotypes against body art kept you from getting a body piercing? Piercings have been heavily influenced by African and Asian cultures for centuries. Facial and body piercings have increased in popularity since the 1970’s, and they have been gaining momentum...

23OctOctober 23, 2017

Stretching

A Guide to Earlobe Stretching

Have you ever thought about stretching your earlobes, but you just weren’t quite sure where to start? Here at Almost Famous Body Piercing we are always eager to help customers on their journey to beautiful stretched lobes!

The Basics

Before you begin stretching your earlobes, you need to wait until they are fully healed from the initial piercing. It is recommended to give your piercings 6 months to 1 year of healing time until you begin the stretching process! Once you are...

30AugAugust 30, 2017

Jewelry, Piercings

Getting Creative with Your Jewelry

We are all about getting creative with jewelry at Almost Famous Body Piercing! We love taking the time to work one on one with our customers to make sure they leave with jewelry and a new piercing that they are more than happy with.

Different Types of Jewelry

Depending on which particular piercing you are wanting to get, you can typically get pierced with different types of jewelry, such as hoops, studs, horseshoes, etc. While you might not want to...

11AugAugust 11, 2017

Piercings

Wearing Multiple Earrings: Choosing Your Combinations

With piercings becoming more common as a fashion consideration, it's a perfectly reasonable measure to think about coordinating and incorporating your piercings into your overall fashion style. Below are some suggestions on areas of the body that can fit multiple piercings and even ways to personalize those piercings. We get a lot of people in, asking if they can try jewelry on to see what it would look like before they get pierced. We’re not able to do this but some of...

12JulJuly 12, 2017

Jewelry, Piercings

Fun with Daith Piercings

The Daith reigns as one of the most popular piercings at our locations, so we want to provide you with an array of new jewelry to choose from for that piercing.

Straight to the Heart

We recently got in an assortment of Daith Hearts. These have been a popular option for customers and AFBP employees alike. They are available in steel, yellow gold plate, and rose gold plate. You can also get them with gems or opals. There is a Left or...

28JunJune 28, 2017

Piercings

Why Doesn’t My New Piercing Look Exactly Like The Picture?

We live in a time where we have mass amounts of creativity at our fingertips. You can use websites such as Pinterest to find your next piercing idea and there will be a multitude of options to choose from. Using this kind of inspiration is perfect. It’s a quick and easy way to share new ideas. The thing to remember, however, is that these photos are of fully healed piercings. When you get a fresh piercing, remember that it is a...

17MayMay 17, 2017

Aftercare

Natural Disinfectants for Piercings

People get piercings every single day and, for the most part, they’re basic body piercings that don’t require a ton of aftercare. However, you do need to be vigilant and smart about your aftercare routine in the days following your piercing appointment up until it is fully healed. There are many products out there designed to be used for areas that were just pierced but at Almost Famous Body Piercing, we choose a more natural approach to our aftercare. Any time...